Software I use

Software and apps that I am using (or have used), and would recommend to others. I use Windows 10 and Android. I prefer free, open source software.

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  1. A great screentime tracker. Simple, minimalist interface, customizable settings, data visualization. Free, open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Rust
    • Python
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    +2
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  2. The best tool I have used for turning your phone into a mouse and keyboard for your pc. Free, open source. Can also be used to send files between your phone and pc, use pc keyboard for input on your phone, etc. Has other features too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • KDE Plasma
    • F-Droid
    • Sailfish OS
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Chocolatey
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    KDE Connect screenshot 1
    System Settings Module
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    +4
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  3. flomo icon
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    Wonderful note-taking / memo app with tags feature. Lightweight. Minimalistic.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    flomo screenshot 2
    +7
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  4. Notesnook icon
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    Fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based security, secure sync, offline access, powerful editor, vault, backups, and exports.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
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    +6
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  5. JustNotes is simple android app for taking notes, like there have been tens of thousands before. App uses Room database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
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    +1
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  6. eBoox icon
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    Great ebook library and reader for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    eBoox screenshot 1
    eBoox screenshot 1
    eBoox screenshot 2
    +13
    eBoox screenshot 3
  7. NeeView icon
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    NeeView is a Free and Open Source, modern and powerful image viewer and a manga/comic reader that has high quality scaling options and many different customization options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Program Window
    Settings Window
    Hotkey Customization (Gestures-Mouse-Touch)
  8. Legado icon
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    Full-featured, open source ebook library and reader for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    ebook library (supports ch/en)
    Legado screenshot 1
    customizable reading interface (supports ch/en)
    +5
    dark mode
  9. A free and open source podcastmanager for Android, allowing you to subscribe to podcasts (via iTunes database & OPML), automatically download episodes using powerful mechanisms and listen to them the way you like (speed, balance adjustments, etc).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    AntennaPod screenshot 1
    AntennaPod screenshot 1
    AntennaPod screenshot 2
    +9
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  10. Tsacdop icon
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    Tsacdop is a podcast player developed with Flutter, a clean, simply beautiful and friendly app, which is also free and open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
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    +2
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  11. PotPlayer icon
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    A full-featured, lightweight video & audio player. Highly customizable. Has all the features that I could ever need for a video player.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PotPlayer screenshot 1
    PotPlayer screenshot 1
  12. Aegisub icon
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    Advanced, full-featured subtitle editor. Free, open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Aegisub screenshot 1
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    +9
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  13. A simple, straightforward tool for video coding. I use it to compress videos and burn subtitles into videos. Free, zero ads, no internet required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Maruko Toolbox screenshot 1
    Maruko Toolbox screenshot 1
    Maruko Toolbox screenshot 2
    +6
    Maruko Toolbox screenshot 3
  14. HandBrake icon
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    An open-source multithreaded video transcoder, HandBrake compresses and converts digital media, supporting MP4, MKV formats, and offers hardware-accelerated conversion.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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  15. yt-dlp icon
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    Command line program that's a youtube-dl icon youtube-dl fork that downloads videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux
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    yt-dlp screenshot 1
  16. The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2, Windows). qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Cloudron
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    +2
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  17. Eudic icon
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    Highly customizable, supports user-made dictionaries. Translation, notebooks for saved words, a floating icon feature that can be used to search words quickly while in other apps, vocab building feature (a wide variety of premade and custom word-lists). The free version on android has all the features I need. The pc version has more restrictions for free users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Eudic screenshot 1
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    +7
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